Garbage or other receptacle.



PATBNTED FEB. 24. 1903. W. EASTER. GARBAGE OR OTHER REGEPTAGLE.

, 1901. RENEWED 001. 27, 1902.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13

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"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

WALTHER EASTER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO EDWIN o. EASTER, .oFoH cAco, ILLINOIS.

GARBAGE OR OTHER RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,604, dated February 24, 1903. Application filed November 13,1901. Renewed October 27, 1902. Serial No. 129,051. on model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTHER RAsTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at'Chicag'o, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Garbage orother Receptacles and I do hereby declare the following tobe a' 'full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it a ppertains to make and same.

My invention relates to a'novel receptacle for waste matter-such as garbage, waste pausethe per, and the likethe object beingto provide a light, portable, covered receptacle in which the cover is opened by the foot, thus leaving the hands freeto place waste matter in said receptacle; and it consists in the features of construction and combinations ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,-illustrating,

my invention, Figure 1 is a side'elevation of a receptacle constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is atop plan view of same.

The essential feature of my invention consists in makingthe bail by which the r ecep-' tacle is carried also perform the function of a foot-lever for raising the cover, .thus obvi-v ating the necessity of utilizing one hand for this purpose. I I

I am aware that similar receptacles have been provided with'devices for, raising the cover by pressure of the foot; but such devices have been applied only tolarge cumbersome receptacles and had nocbn'nection with the means for carrying or moving the latter.

In said drawings, A indicates a receptacle provided with a hinged cover B and with a pivoted bail C. Said cover B is provided ad-' jacent the hinge with an arm D, extending outwardly therefrom and downwardly to extend into the path of an extension E atone end of said bail'C. The lower end of the arm D is bent horizontally, as at' F, to extend transverselyacrossthe path of the extension E for obvious re2'tso1: is.-' The'free end of said extension E' is-also bent to form a hook G, which serves when the cover israised to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l to engage the horizontal portion F of said arm D toprevent said cover from tipping. Said bail I O is adapted tonormally lie in a practically tact with the portion F of the arm D, as .shownin full lines in Fig. 1, and by depressing the free end of said bail to the lowermost position (shownin dotted lines, Fig. 1,) to

cated. By raising the bail to the vertical position (also indicated in dotted lines) said extension E will be moved out of engagement with the arm D.

felt want.

I claim as my invention-- 1. The combination, with a receptacle of a hinged cover having an arm, a bail and an arm on said bail adapted when said receptacle rests on the ground to engage said arm on tion of said bail above the lower limit of its movement, said bail being adapted to form a foot-lever which when depressed will raise the cover. V I

. 3. The combination, with a receptacle of a on said bail, an arm on said cover extending said arm on .said bail to support the handle portionof said bail above the lower limitof its movement, said bail forming a foot-lever whieh when depressed will raise said cover,

when said cover is raised to engage said arm of said cover to prevent said cover from tipping rearward. p

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I WALTHER EASTER. Witnesses:

RUDOLPH WM. Lorz, E. 1?. WILSON.

My device is Very handy and fills a long said cover and thereby support the handle with a receptacle of a.

hinged cover, a bail on the receptacle, an arm into the path of and adapted when said re- A ceptacle rests on the ground to be engaged by I horizontal position when the receptacle rests on the ground with said extensionE in con raise the cover'to'the position similarly indiand a hook on said arm of said bail adapted 7 

